Masnavi e Ma’navi Translated & Abridged by E. H. Whinfield Book.1STORY II.An oilman possessed a parrot which used to amuse him with its agreeable prattle, and to watch his shop when he went out. One day, when the parrot was alone in the shop, a cat upset one of the oil-jars.
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The spiritual couplets of Maulana Jalalu-d-dln Muhammad Rumi
Book .1 Story .1 The Prince and the Handmaid.A prince, while engaged on a hunting excursion, espied a fair maiden, and by promises of gold induced her to accompany him. After a time she fell sick, and the prince had her tended by divers physicians. As, however, they all omitted to say, “God […]
Mo’avia and Iblis.
Masnavi e Manavi Book.2 STORY XI Mo’avia and Iblis. Mo’avia, the first of the Ommiad Khalifas, was one day lying asleep in his palace, when he was awakened by a strange man. Mo’avia asked him who he was, and he replied that he was Iblis.
THE SPIRITUAL COUPLETS OF MAULANA JALALU-‘D-DlN MUHAMMAD RUMI
Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi Rumi was born in Balkh (Afghanistan) in September 29, 1207 A.D. or 6th Rai’u-‘l-avval 604 A.H. to a family of master Afghan theologians in Balkh in the north-eastern provinces of present day Afghanistan.{jcomments on}
The Relationship between the Mathnawi and the Qur’an
Every inch of the Mathnawi reveals that Jalal-al-Din Rumi, the ardent mystic, was deeply attached to the Qur’an. In the Mathnawi as a whole, there are more than two thousand instances in which the verses of the Qur’an have been cited or meanings and words derived from it. Perhaps only Abu-Hamid al-Ghazzali’s Revival of […]
When you don’t lose yourself… When you lose yourself…
“Abdulkarim Soroush” When you don’t lose yourself… When you lose yourself… When you don’t lose yourself, the beloved is like a thorn When you lose yourself, the beloved is the purest gol